Kawasaki vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3362
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$647
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2498
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
1.54M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 21% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4406th and 4931st ($1358 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 35th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs New Taipei

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Kawasaki New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.45
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4657
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3168
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14111
$21429

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612